CPS PRE-K Teacher Scholarship Program

Am I eligible for the CPS PRE-K Teacher Scholarship Program?

ASPD was selected as a partner to support the Chicago Public Schools in achieving its goal to increase the number of PRE-K teachers who are properly endorsed as ESL and Bilingual teachers.

IL law requires PRE-K (Early Childhood) teachers who work with English Learners for any part of the day to hold an ESL endorsement. The law also requires teachers who provide instruction in a student's home language to hold a Bilingual Endorsement.

The Chicago Public Schools Office of Early Childhood Education is authorized to provide scholarships to help fund coursework for Early Childhood teachers interested in pursuing one or both of these endorsements.

As of the writing of this page, CPS is giving first priority to PRE-K teachers who are currently working with English Learners and do not currently hold the proper endorsement and/or are working in schools CPS and/or ISBE has found to be out of compliance with staffing requirements.

Application process for CPS ECE Teacher Scholarships

Click the button at the top of this page to send an email to Pat Fassos (PFassos@cps.edu) andSarah Tellez (STellez2@cps.edu)

In the email, include your current position information (school/site, position, class composition, and endorsement courses taken to date, if any)

Verification that you will commit to remaining in the position for at least two years upon completion of the coursework

CPS Office of Early Childhood Education will inform the applicant of next steps

Those accepted by CPS Office of Early Childhood Education will receive a scholarship code from ASPD to use when registering for an ASPD course

Registration process after accepted

Click the REGISTER link in the main menu to see our full schedule of courses.

Take only the courses you need.

If assistance is needed in scheduling, contact ASPD using the form on our HOME page.